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9 Women on Sexism in the Music Industry

Who run the world? Girls! This is 2017, and women have more power than the past. Not only men can express their opinions, now more women dare to show what they think and what they want. From Beyoncé to Taylor Swift, here’s what 9 women artists have to say about sexism in the music industry.

Beyoncé

“Equality is a myth, and for some reason, every accepts the fact that women don’t make as much money as men do.”

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Lady Gaga

“Women in music, they feel like they need to f*cking sell everything to be a star. It’s so sad.”

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Bjork

“It’s tough. Everything that a guy says once, you have to say five times.”

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Lily Allen

“You will also notice of the big successful female artists, there is always a ‘man behind the woman’ piece… You never get that with men.”

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Miley Cyrus

“There is so much sexism, ageism, you name it. Kendrick Lamar sings about LSD, and he’s cool. I do it, and I’m a druggie whore.”

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Madonna

“If you’re a girl, you have to play the game. You’re allowed to be pretty and cute and sexy, but don’t act too smart.”

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Nicki Minaj

“When I am assertive, I’m a bitch. When a man is assertive, he’s a bossed up.”

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Taylor Swift

“You’re going to have people who are going to say, ‘Oh, you know, like, she just writes songs about her ex-boyfriends.”

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Janelle Monae

“I think it’s up to us as women not to accept it and lead by example. I won’t allow myself to be oppressed.”

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Many artists support sexism, they show their idea in their performance. This is the best way to show their standpoint about this, women have more power to do everything as men do.